Calyptraeidae
| Calyptraeidae | |
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| A shell of Sigapatella novaezelandiae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae Lamarck, 1809 |
| Type genus | |
| Calyptraea | |
| Genera | |
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The Calyptraeidae are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods.
This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula species), the Chinese hat snails, (Calyptraea species), and the cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum species) among others.
The Calyptraeidae are the only family in the superfamily Calyptraeoidea. This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
Crepidula fornicata was brought to Europe on imported American oysters in the late 19th century and is now considered a significant pest in European oyster beds.
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